There are 9 ways to get from Philadelphia to Big Bear Lake by plane, car, train, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane PHL - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Big Bear Lakecar
10h 18m$448–826Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane BWI - ONT
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus
13h 10m$255–1,529Train, bus via Washington
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus 5
2d 17h$976–2,645Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenterbus
- Take the bus from Montclair Transit Center to San Bernardinobus 290
- Take the bus from San Bernardino to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus 5
2d 17h$425–825Drive 2,640.6 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Big Bear Lakecar 2,640.6 mi
42h 53m$482–697Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Ontario International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane PHL - ONT
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus
12h 13m$294–1,124Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PHL - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino Depottrain
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus
12h 31m$262–529Bus, train
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Readingbus
- Take the bus from Reading to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus
2d 17h$852–1,764Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus
2d 23h$1,045–2,200
Philadelphia to Big Bear Lake by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Big Bear Lake is to fly and train and bus which costs $260 - $550 and takes 12h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Big Bear Lake is to fly and drive which takes 10h 18m and costs $440 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Big Bear Lake. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd via St Louis Bus Station, Montclair Transit Center and San Bernardino. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Philadelphia and Big Bear Lake is 2406 miles. The road distance is 2656 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Big Bear Lake without a car is to train and bus via Washington which takes 2 days 17h and costs $950 - $2,700.
It takes approximately 10h 18m to get from Philadelphia to Big Bear Lake, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Big Bear Lake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Philadelphia to Big Bear Lake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Big Bear Lake is 3h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 11:54 PM in Philadelphia and 8:54 PM in Big Bear Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Big Bear Lake is 2656 miles. It takes approximately 42h 53m to drive from Philadelphia to Big Bear Lake.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Big Bear Lake, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd via St Louis Bus Station, Montclair Transcenter, Montclair Transit Center, and San Bernardino in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 909-878-5200
- Website
- mountaintransit.org
Bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from San Bernardino to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 (909) 379-7100
- Website
- omnitrans.org
Bus from Montclair Transit Center to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://omnitrans.org/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Reading to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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